As Tom Brady watched the Dallas Cowboys' offense try to climb out of a 28-6 third-quarter hole, the seven-time Super Bowl champion acknowledged his analysis might sound trite.
“To say, ‘We want to start fast,’ well, of course — we know that,” Brady said.
Then he explained why an early lead means more than just a lighter day at the office.
“You get to play on your terms; your whole playbook is useful,” Brady said last weekend during the Cowboys’ eventual loss to the Baltimore Ravens. “At this point in the game, [the Cowboys] don’t have their whole playbook.